Wake up to your purpose
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There is a tendency over the course of There is a tendency over the course of our life to fall asleep on our our life to fall asleep on our our life to fall asleep on our responsibilities. The problem with being responsibilities. The problem with being responsibilities. The problem with being asleep is that you don't you don't know asleep is that you don't you don't know asleep is that you don't you don't know you're asleep when you're asleep. And you're asleep when you're asleep. And you're asleep when you're asleep. And it's easy in life to fall asleep in such it's easy in life to fall asleep in such it's easy in life to fall asleep in such a way. And some of you are asleep right a way. And some of you are asleep right a way. And some of you are asleep right now on the call that God has placed on now on the call that God has placed on now on the call that God has placed on your life. And God is saying with with your life. And God is saying with with your life. And God is saying with with loud and clear warning, wake up. There loud and clear warning, wake up. There loud and clear warning, wake up. There is so much at stake with your life. 1 is so much at stake with your life. 1 is so much at stake with your life. 1 Timothy 4:15-16, this verse is very Timothy 4:15-16, this verse is very Timothy 4:15-16, this verse is very crucial. Timothy again, the son in the crucial. Timothy again, the son in the crucial. Timothy again, the son in the faith, Paul speaks to him and he says, faith, Paul speaks to him and he says, faith, Paul speaks to him and he says, "Be diligent in these matters. Give "Be diligent in these matters. Give "Be diligent in these matters. Give yourself holy to them so that everyone yourself holy to them so that everyone yourself holy to them so that everyone might see your progress. Watch your life might see your progress. Watch your life might see your progress. Watch your life and your doctrine closely." The and your doctrine closely." The and your doctrine closely." The alertness is to wake up and watch my alertness is to wake up and watch my alertness is to wake up and watch my life and what I believe very closely. So life and what I believe very closely. So life and what I believe very closely. So much slips in from the world. So much much slips in from the world. So much much slips in from the world. So much slips in from our culture and we get slips in from our culture and we get slips in from our culture and we get weak in our mind. So the call is to be weak in our mind. So the call is to be weak in our mind. So the call is to be strong with truth, to fight for what strong with truth, to fight for what strong with truth, to fight for what matters most in your mind, about who God matters most in your mind, about who God matters most in your mind, about who God says you are, about what this book says says you are, about what this book says says you are, about what this book says about marriage and sexual identity and about marriage and sexual identity and about marriage and sexual identity and sexual purity and sons and daughters of sexual purity and sons and daughters of sexual purity and sons and daughters of the most high God.
Summary
The sermon emphasizes the danger of becoming spiritually asleep to our responsibilities. Referencing 1 Timothy 4:15-16, it calls us to be diligent and watch our lives and doctrine closely. The takeaway is to wake up and actively guard our minds against worldly influences, fighting for truth about who God says we are and what His Word teaches.